- MS-3599
- Series
- [190-]-1952
Series consists of records created by the Sisters of St. Ann who staffed the Skagway Sanatorium between 1945 and 1947.
During the Second World War, barracks were built in Skagway to house American military forces sent to Alaska to defend the coast. Towards the end of the war, and in response to the prevalence of tuberculosis, the Governor of Alaska sought to repurpose the buildings as a TB sanatorium. The Sisters of St. Ann agreed to provide nursing Sisters to staff the hospital beginning February 1945. The buildings were not hospitable, and in 1947 staff and patients were moved to Sitka, Alaska. The Sisters ended their involvement with the sanitarium in July 1947.
Records in this series include chronicles, local council minutes, financial records, a history of the institution, and photographs.